Fixes in Navisworks 2023 Update 1
Navisworks 2023 update 1 includes the following fixes:
DWG files
- Fixed an issue causing properties to be missing for some elements, including walls, in Civil 3D DWG files (NW-57825, NW-58139, and NW-58264).
- Invisible attributes defined in AutoCAD are no longer incorrectly displayed when opening the DWG file in Navisworks (NW-57924 and NW-58182).
- Material mapping and rotation settings are now maintained when importing AutoCAD DWG files to Navisworks (NW-53047).
- The AutoCAD Geometry tab now appears correctly in the Properties window (NW-57865).
NWC files
- The NWCOUT command now correctly:
- Exports property set definitions for corridor solids from Civil 3D (NW-57825, NW-58264, NW-58306).
- Runs in AutoCAD without causing a crash (NW-58258).
- Rebar and rebar sets are now displayed correctly when exported from Revit 2023 as NWC files (NW-57822, NW-57922, NW-58057, and NW-58190).
- Fixed an issue preventing successful export of 3D views from Revit as NWC files (NW-58176).
- Revit files containing multiple linked files that include railings, now export as NWC files successfully (NW-58088).
- Fixed an issue causing Revit models containing a section box to be incorrectly clipped when exported to NWC (NW-57774).
DGN files
- Fixed issues with complex shapes displaying as wireframe or not being filled correctly in Microstation DGN files (NW-57889, NW-57932, NW-57925, NW-58134, and NW-58242).
- Fixed an issue causing text in DGN files to be unselectable in Navisworks (NW-58133).
- Elements in DGN files, including pipe shapes, now correctly retain their transparency, smoothness, and color settings in Navisworks (NW-57592, NW-57867, NW-57876, NW-57880, and NW-57881).
- Fixed an issue causing incorrect geometry to be displayed when loading certain Microstation DGN files into Navisworks (NW-57434 and NW-58136).
RVM files
- Improved support for RVM files from AVEVA 3D, preventing certain loading errors from occurring (NW-58188).
- Fixed an issue causing Navisworks to stop responding when loading an RVM file with an associated ATT data set (NW-58038).
- Fixed an issue causing Navisworks to not display the PDMS tab in the Properties window when loading an RVM file with an associated ATT data set (NW-57514).
- Fixed an issue where some objects were missing PDMS properties when loading RVM files (NW-57514).
- When exporting RVM files from AVEVA 3D, fixed an issue causing some elements to be duplicated (NW-48408 and NW-56085).
VUE files
- Fixed an issue causing some objects to be missing when opening VUE files in Navisworks (NW-58138).
- Pipe run properties are now correctly displayed on the SmartPlant 3D tab in the Properties window (NW-58009).
- Fixed an issue causing VUE files to be displayed as solids rather than retaining their transparency settings (NW-57902).
- When loading VUE files with the New Hierarchy option deselected, the selection tree is now displayed correctly (NW-57794).
- Fixed an issue causing VUE files to be loaded with large bounding boxes, which affected the visibility of the geometry (NW-57775).
- Fixed an issue causing pipe supports in VUE files to be shown under Structure instead of Piping in the selection tree (NW-57660).
- The SmartPlant 3D tab in the Properties window:
- Displays data from Microsoft Access MDB files when they are stored with an associated VUE file, including showing correct object names (NW-57659).
- Displays automatically when an item is selected in a scene, instead of the Geometry tab (NW-57651).
- Volumes in VUE files are now displayed under the Common > Zone node in the Selection Tree, instead of Unknown (NW-57596).
Coordination Issues Add-in
- Fixed the appearance of the title bar when the Coordination tab > Manage Issues panel is open (NW-58037).
- Fixed an issue causing Navisworks to crash when using the Coordination Issues Add-in to create issues on certain SVF files (NW-57926).
- Transforms are now correctly applied to grid systems to align with the associated the model, when opened using the Coordination Issues Add-in (NW-57892).
- Fixed an issue where appending a model from Model Coordination could result in objects moving in the scene (NW-57750).
Timeliner
- Fixed an issue causing Navisworks to crash when using the Auto-Attach Using Rules option in the Timeliner (NW-58185).
- When trying to export an animation for a file containing ReCap point clouds, fixed an issue causing the process to freeze indefinitely (NW-57857).
Crashes
- Fixed an issue causing Navisworks to crash during shutdown (NW-57858).
- When opening a VUE file with an associated MBD2 file, Navisworks no longer crashes if Microsoft Access Database Engine isn’t installed on the computer (NW-57743 and NW-57854).
- Fixed an issue causing Navisworks to crash when using the right-click context menu on items in the Selection Tree (NW-57739).
- Navisworks no longer crashes when appending multiple Civil 3D DWG files (NW-57453).
Security
- Security updates to address potential vulnerabilities (NW-57821).
- Security updates related to:
- VUE IOP files (NW-58165).
- SKP files (NW-57438, NW-57439).
Other
- Fixed an issue preventing Switchback from opening Revit or Inventor (NW-58315).
- Fixed an issue preventing NWF files from refreshing in Navisworks when the file is being edited in Revit (NW-58084).
- When running a clearance test in Clash Detective, the same results are now observed regardless of which object is selected as A or B (NW-57982).
- Fixed an issue with the 2D Takeoff Polyline tool not rendering correctly (NW-57981).
- When exporting saved search sets from Navisworks, the XML file now correctly contains all the search sets (NW-57953).
- BIM 360 Glue merged models can now be saved successfully when open in Navisworks (NW-57897).
- Grids are now scaled to the model correctly when opening IFC files in Navisworks (NW-57885).
- Fixed an issue where textures in FBX files would lose their transparency (NW-57672).
- Creo files imported into Navisworks now maintain their correct color settings (NW-57536).
- Fixed an issue causing the default section plane alignment to be displayed incorrectly in NWD files (NW-42685).